Man charged in June crash that killed 70-year-old man

Wreckage from a crash at Jensen and Kelley in Harris County on June 15, in which a 70-year-old man died. Rashad Stewart, 30, has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Wreckage from a crash at Jensen and Kelley in Harris County on June 15, in which a 70-year-old man died. Rashad Stewart, 30, has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

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Wreckage from a crash at Jensen and Kelley in Harris County on June 15, in which a 70-year-old man died. Rashad Stewart, 30, has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Wreckage from a crash at Jensen and Kelley in Harris County on June 15, in which a 70-year-old man died. Rashad Stewart, 30, has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

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Man charged in June crash that killed 70-year-old man

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A man is accused of being legally intoxicated when he ran a red light and slammed into a pickup in a crash that killed a 70-year-old man, court records show.

Rashad Demond Stewart, 30, was charged with intoxication manslaughter for the June 25 collision at the 2700 block of Kelley in northeast Harris County, according to court documents from Harris County District Court. He has not yet been arrested.

Deputies said Stewart, driving a 2003 maroon Saturn, was driving down Kelley street while Celestino Castellanos, in a 1997 silver Toyota pickup, was driving southbound on Jensen Street. Initial witness reports showed that Stewart ran a red light at the intersection, travelling about 90 mph, colliding with the pickup and leaving 100 feet of skid marks.

Stewart struck the passenger side of the pickup in the middle of the intersection, causing the truck to flip about three times before striking a utility pole and catching on fire, witnesses told investigators at the scene.

Castellanos was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he died. His passenger was also taken to the hospital with injuries from the crash, including spinal and pelvic fractures and a laceration on the back of her head, the document states.

After the crash, Stewart was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition, where an officer interviewed him. The officer reported that Stewart had difficulty speaking, used repetitive speech and seemed to be dazed and confused. He had all six possible clues on a sobriety litmus test administered at the hospital, the officer reported.

A blood test showed that Stewart had PCP (Phencyclindine) in his system.